Thursday, January 7, 2010

There is a delightful mother at my son's pre-nursery school who just had a baby less than a week ago. She had a little girl, and I thought I'd make her a card to celebrate her new bundle of joy. I thought this week's Mojo Monday sketch was a good jumping off point -- it's not a simple sketch, but it was more fun for the challenge!For this baby card, I was inspired by the seeds on the little strawberry images and thought I'd play those up by embossing dots, adding some liquid pearls around the scalloped frame, and, for a fun touch, using Crystal Effects on each tiny seed. The photo doesn't really capture the effect, but a finger run over each berry certainly does! For my ribbon treatment, I used a threader border punch and moved it over very slightly to create the thin lines of paper holding down my bright white ribbon. A pair of flower-shaped eyelets completes my card for a very sweet lady and her new baby berry!BEAN NOTES: Papertrey Ink Fruitful Stamps and Stampin' Up Greetings Galore Stamp; SU Rose Red and Kiwi Kiss Classic Dye Ink; SU Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper; SU Rose Red, Whisper White, Mellow Moss, and Kiwi Kiss Cardstock; PTI Kraft Cardstock; Spellbinders Classic Circle and Classic Scallop Circle Nestabilities; Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder; Big Shot; Raspberry Pink Liquid Pearls; Fiskars Diamond Border Punch; Making Memories Flower Eyelets; Crop-A-Dile; White Grosgrain Ribbon (generic); Foam Dimensional Squares (generic)HAPPY BEANS: SU Crystal Effects

OMG, I just uploaded a baby card and decided to go on the hunt to see what other bloggers had posted this week! How fantastic to see your perfect baby card. I have this set and honestly never thought of using it this way. Thanks so much!

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